Month: May 2016

Floyd Mayweather says a fight with UFC star Conor McGregor is “possible,” but added speculation is based solely on rumors he started. Mayweather made his comments to FightHype.com in Las Vegas before the Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan fight. “It’s possible. There was a name that was shot at me,” Mayweather said in video posted by FightHype.com.

The Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating a shooting involving an El Paso police officer in northeast El Paso. Police told ABC-7 a woman called them at about 10:40 a.m. Monday to report what police called a domestic abuse situation. The woman said a man she was with fired a gun inside the home located

If you’re thinking about a career in border law enforcement, Customs and Border Protection recruiters will be attending a hiring seminar May 18 at Park University on 1330 Adabel Drive. There will be three session s that day: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m., 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Space

The El Paso Police Department has identified the man who was killed after a crash on I-10 West near the Mesa on-ramp Monday as 60 year-old Billy Arthur Henry of Cherry Valley, Arkansas. According to police, Henry was going west on I-10 when the 2012 Freightliner tractor-trailer he was driving careened off the highway, causing

The man who allegedly admitted to murdering two people last year is back in custody. Last week, Terrick Thompkins was released on a $240,000 bond. He’s facing several charges, including two counts of First-Degree Felony Murder. In March 2015, Thompkins called 911 and allegedly confessed to killing the mother of his children. Thompkins is also

El Pasoans who never got a high school diploma are getting a second chance with a new program that allows adults to enroll in an online high school. City council approved the program earlier this year and it is run by the El Paso Public Library. Interim co-director, Margaret Neill, said there has been a

are getting a second chance. we first told you about the program earlier this year. it’s sponsored by the el paso public libraries and it’s now underway. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live … the el paso public library reports 22 percent-perent of el pasoans over the age of 18 do not have

EL PASO, Texas – A costly Fresno error led to an exciting El Paso play in the bottom of the eighth inning of the Chihuahuas’ 8-6 win over the Grizzlies Monday night. El Paso’s Diego Goris hit a two-run single to left field to break a 5-5 tie and then ran all the way around

You see the signs everywhere: urgent care centers, free standing emergency centers, hospital-based and hospital-affiliated emergency departments. All these choices can make it difficult to decide where to go when you need to take your child for quick, qualified care without overpaying. In El Paso alone there are more than 15 urgent care centers. Dr.

Ysleta ISD’s athletic trainers are asking the board for money. They want to beef up how the district tracks concussions and athletic injuries. These athletic trainers want to track when a student gets a concussion and how many students are getting them. That way they can watch and avoid the situations that lead to these

look … the signs are everywhere! urgent care centers, free standing emergency centers, hospital- based and hospital- affiliated emergency departments. do you know where to take your child for quick, qualified care without overpaying? we have answers in tonight’s special report … and you’ll see it … only on abc- 7. 10:07 “we had the

EL PASO, Texas – No. 6 UTEP softball will play at the Conference USA Tournament for the first time since 2010, as it will have a rematch with No. 7 FIU on May 11 in the first round in Denton, Texas. First pitch is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT/1:30 MT. The Miners (22-31, 13-11 Conference

By ERICA WERNER, AP Congressional Correspondent Anxiety over Donald Trump spread among congressional Republicans Monday, pushing several to follow House Speaker Paul Ryan’s lead and withhold their support from the divisive billionaire. Ryan himself declared there’s no point in trying to “fake” party unity. “If we go forward pretending that we’re unified, then we are

The nation’s only Latina governor says she will be attending the Republican National Convention amid anxiety within the party over the presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said Monday that she has a responsibility to attend the convention since she is the head of the Republican Governors Association. But she says

El Paso County is dealing with a strange situation – a zoning overlap with one of the county’s newest cities, along one of its most historic routes. It’s not something that comes up very often. The county actually has zoning authority along a part of the Mission Trail in El Paso’s Lower Valley, granted by

Former El Paso Mayor John Cook and Bishop Tom Brown have reached a settlement in a contentious legal fight that has lasted nearly five years. ABC-7 has learned the terms of the settlement are confidential. “Both sides came to a compromise and as I like to say, compromise is the art of making no one

it’s been a contentious legal fight five years in the making. former mayor john cook versus bishop tom brown. and today the two parties agreed on something! abc-7’s reporter maria garcia is live with new developments. the case was scheduled to go to trial this week. but at the 11th hour – cook and brown

Uber and Lyft are suspending service in Austin. Voters decided to keep requirements that include fingerprint-based background checks for their drivers. The companies stopped services Monday morning. A similar Uber debate continues in El Paso. ABC-7 looked into what Uber pulling out of Austin, could mean for El Paso. Uber made the same threat a

Four people have died in accidents on a privately owned road in far East El Paso in less than four months. The sharps turns on Jobe Road have led to the two deadly crashes. County Commissioner Vince Perez says the road wasn’t meant to handle high speeds, rather it was designed to accommodate cement trucks.

voters decided to keep requirements that include fingerprint-based background checks for their drivers. the companies stopped services this morning. a similar uber debate continues here in el paso … abc-7’s darren hunt is live with what uber pulling out of austin … … could mean here … darren. rick/estela, uber made the same threat a

teenager killed in a wreck in far east el paso. she is 18- year-old destinee ochoa. she was killed just before midnight saturday on the13- thousand block of jobe road. the sheriff’s office reports four teens were riding in a jeep when the driver misjudged a turn. the jeep rolled off the road into the

a police investigation into an officer involved shooting continues on the 10-thousand 9-hundred block of dizzy dean. that’s in northeast el paso. our breaking news coverage on air began on abc-seven at noon, about an hour after police say a man came out of a home, firing a gun at officers. abc-7’s complete coverage now

The man who took a beating from police officers while in a holding cell has been sentenced to 364 days supervised probation, along with 80 hours community service for his role in the events leading up to his arrest. ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom has learned Ross Flynn will not be allowed to use firearms

Police say Derreset Brown, 51, is the motel guest killed when the driver of a tractor-trailer crashed into a Studio 6 Friday morning. The semi, which was hauling steel railroad tracks on flat bed, barreled into a room at the hotel at 6185 South Desert near Interstate 10 at Artcraft Road. Brown lived in Conley,

The county’s sheriff office and Socorro ISD identified the girl killed in rollover Saturday as 18-year-old Destinee Krystine Ochoa, a student at Americas High. “District officials are saddened by the loss of this amazing young lady. She will be truly missed and always remembered in Team SISD and the Americas High School community,” said SISD

Police arrested a man accused of carjacking an SUV and briefly kidnapping its owner at gunpoint in El Paso Sunday morning. Michael Derby, 24, of the 9500 block of Rigel Street in Dona Ana County, is charged in Las Cruces with three counts of Aggravated Assault Upon a Peace Officer, two counts of Aggravated Fleeing

Police are not identifying the underage driver and passenger killed in a rollover last week. The crash happened shortly before 4 p.m. Friday on the 8800 block of Gateway North. According to Chapin High School’s website, the passenger killed was Chris Carreon, a senior and a member of the baseball team. Police identified another passenger

It’s hard to believe we are in the month of May. Get ready for the heat. It’s typically this time of year that we start to see temps hit the 90’s – not what I enjoy. This is also the time we begin to see more and more dust devils – I will discuss these

Single-day tickets are now on sale for the 2016 Neon Desert Music Festival in Downtown El Paso on Memorial Day weekend. Tickets cost $79. The Deftones will headline May 28 and Tiesto will headline May 29. The Deftones are performing in support of their new album, Gore. SATURDAY, MAY 28Deftones • Future • Carnage (with